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Lalique (Hardcover)
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Lalique (Hardcover)
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The eight volumes in this boxset reveal the manifold creative
talents of Rene Lalique, an exceptional artist, Art Nouveau
jeweller, and later Art Deco glassmaker, as well as those of his
successors and the many people who perpetuate these skills in the
present day. Illustrating previously unpublished works, Lalique
retraces the history of Lalique and its founding family. For
Lalique is a famous name: Rene, 'the inventor of the modern jewel',
as Emile Galle described him at the close of the nineteenth
century. After working from home as a designer for large firms,
Lalique opened his own workshop, where he created objects in the
round using previously neglected materials, such as horn,
semi-precious stones, enamel, and glass. These already featured the
themes that would recur throughout his career: Female, Flora and
Fauna, with the addition of a fourth 'F', Form, with the advent of
Art Deco. From a very young age Rene Lalique enjoyed drawing,
observing nature closely and making sketches. Although his most
detailed works were undoubtedly his jewellery designs, drawing was
to remain an indispensable prerequisite to his creations. Lalique
found an outlet for his creative genius in all sorts of everyday
objects, including lamps, paperweights and tableware, magnifying
their importance and rendering them wholly exceptional today. Rene
Lalique also turned his hand to decoration and the creation of
monumental works. Whether designing the stained glass for a chapel,
an imposing fountain for the International Exhibition of Modern
Decorative and Industrial Arts held in Paris in 1925, or objects
for railway trains or ocean liners, he was always keen to create
with glass and to play with light.
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